Turn-table.



H. \QI'O'GELE' & K. KLENSCH TURN TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-25.1914.

1,226,031.- Patented Mar. 20, 1917 Z33, V Y

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APPLICATION FlLED APILZS. I914.

@Patentd Mar. 20, 1917.

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' H. vb'eELE & K. KLENSCH.

TURN TABLE.

APPLICATION FAILED APR-25. I914.

Patenw 16d Mar. 20, 1917.

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Witntsses:

H. VOGELE & K. KLENSCH.

TURN TABLE,

APPLICATION FILED APR. 25; 19141 r 1,220,031 Pmented Mar. 20, 1917.

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Application 1184' A ril 25, 1914. Serial Io. mp1s To all whom it may concern. The're are a larg e number. a of eonstruc- Be it known that we, HEINRICH. Vi'xmw, kgl. kommerzienrat; a resident of Mannheim, and KARL Knnnson, kgli eisenbahnassessor, of Ludwigshafen-on-the-Rhine, Germany, have invented certain new and tional forms all nade according to showin this general feature of our inven-f tion. wo remarkable and peculiar plans of carrying out the invention are '1 I. ,The main gll'dllls of the turntableim useful Improvements in Turn-Tables, of be divided into one or more sections, the which the following is a specification. jaceht' ends of the motions being connected This invention relates to turn-tables for by hinge jointsha ing horizontal turning 10 use on railways forturning locomotives and axis. other rolling stock. As hitherto generally II. A resilient d1 formation may be per constructed the turntable, carried by a pair nuttedto occur, (a: in the main girders of- 5* of main girders, is pivoted on a strong eenthe turntable in at .1 :ast one section in a var tral pivot about which it can rotate, the tlcal plane by redu :ing the rigidity of the; outer ends of the girders being fitted with mam girders at that section, or (b) in these an porting ollers whi h 0 11 bea on a ip members on which ihe' turntable rests at its cu at rail track when the tab e is under load, Points f suppor 70 that is to say, when a locomotive or other The d1fi'erent arrangements and par icllrolling stock is runonto the table. lar constructions 01 th s i s forms of .20 The main girders, therefore, are not statirnt bles areclem ly described hereinafter callysuported in a definite manner; and fully represented in the accompanying 7 The disadvantages of such a construction dl f mgsr 15 a Figures 1, and 2 are respectively a side'elel An unloadin device is required at the y -l nand a plan partly in section illustrat ends of the main girders in order that the g "I form Oftllmtable according to th rails on the turntable may remain at the ventlon (plan I). 1 same level withthose of the permanentwa 3, 4 and 5 are respectively a side ,80 when a locomotive or the like is being run elevflt1011, pa t y Sefitibll, a P fi i a on to the table; the main girders must be CFOSS-SBCQOH, l tluting a second form, the veryhigh and therefore the turntable pitmust O C OXI, Fig. being taken on the line he correspondinglydeep; the Level of the Fig. 4 '(planfi M turntable must be accurately adjusted and ig 6 a d 7 ill lstrate diagrammatically 86 continuously controlled, and variations in S146 filevfltioll and #11811} t wright hand the sinking of the foundation of the turnhalf of a third 01100 ta (P t5 tablecause considerableresistance to turng 8 an 9 llllstrate somewhat dia inp, and even interfere with the operation of: g mmati ally, in sectional, elevation and the table. g plan, a fourth fornof table (plan I)-.m I 10 The present invention obviates these difli: Fig. 10 is a side 'elevation,'partly insec culties. It improves and simplifies the con-, Of f h on mdiona e fl P' 1 40 struction of turntables of large diameter as (P l l at present required, and, facilitates the-reoon- Fig. 1 being a firm-"Section on the line struction or the extension of existing smaller of g- 0- I r T y I turntables. l o Figs. '12 and-1i arewespectively a side 7 Ourinventiori broadly state- 1' consists in-a .sectional elevation and cross-section, "illusturntable which comprises "inain girders trating form it ctionwhich e statically supported in a definite manner, main girdersare of reduced rin the main girdersbeing onstructed to form gidity in the ,tion wherehey are in: j if considered as a whole a rigid beam in n d fil i n H) their longitudinal direction andas re rds Figs; 14 andflfi bein similar yiews illus- 5 0 the horizontal lateral forces and whi are trating another exwmp e of of con-1,. supported by acenter bearing and trncks at 8tl'l10t10fl-(Pll -I1 'II' a I suitable places of the Fi lflm'd 171.116 reapectivel l a side sec- 16 I on the curved bearings while adequate Iongitudinal and horizontalrigidity of the vided (in both sides of the .nected to t ,holts y". Suitable. supporting rollers g a-r'e turntable in the plan II" according to which theyielding occurs at the points of support.

In carrying out the invention accord ng to the first p an and as illustrated b F1 3. 1 and 2, the main 'rders are divide at t e center on a centre plane 3 3 the adjacent ends a a and b 22 being connected by a hinge joint comprising eyes a" b and a bolt 0.

which asses through said'eyes and unit termediate member d. The fulcrum of the hinge is horizontal. The intermediate memberd is supported by the central bolt e and it can turn on this. together with the main girders. Two semicircular later! a b, which are rigidly secured to e corresponding ends of the Igirders guide the turntable on the bolt e. he outer ends ofthe gird ers have rollers 6' which hear one rail track b. b is the right hand transverse support of the turntable.

By means of the hinged connection above described the main girders are firmly con nected together longitudinally; considerexl as an entirety they are also rigid as regards the horizontal lateral forces and they are statically securely mounted.

In the turntable as illustrated by Figs. 8 to 5, the intermediate member d is provided with cylindrical hearings or fulcra d on which the inner ends of the main girders are freely supported. Pins 4! screwed into or otherwise secured in the intermediate memher .pass through slots 'a b in the girders. The slots havecurved guidin surfaces a' b .which conform to arcs of cire es struck from centers on the rail track '12- Guards (1 are provided at the sides of the intermediate member at for the lower flanges of the girders.

By the arrangement above described it is possible for the ends of the girders to move g1 rders-is insured.

' The turntable illus'trated by- Figs. .6 and 7 shows the main girders symmetrically 'dicenter plane 3 y in planes 3 {C One of the outer sections of the 'turnta' le is indicatedb sections form extensionsor ad itions to the inner sections 9. The sections 9' are conlre; extension sections by'hilnge provided near the hinged joints. The outer ends of the turntable are provided with supporting rollers 6. adapted 'to'beur on the truck I). One of the sections g may carry the driving mechanism for the-turntahle, thesection in question thereby acting also as a sn-culled o 'ieruting truck.

Instead of the main girders being divided syl'nmetricully in relation to the center they may be divided at a position intermediate of the center and one of the outer ends, for instance, as indicated in Figs. 8 to ll. In

invention as il ustrated b :7.- These.

the figures the line 3 3 indicates the pl one of division and the larger section h of the main girders is connected to the shorter section It by a hinge bolt h. Rollers It and a rail track It support the turntable near its axis of rotation. Any other suitable form of central support 0 can be used for this pur ose. In the form indicated in Figs. 10,an 11 an open hinge joint is used comprising a semicircular or eoessed supporting memberJt rigidl se red to t c section It and a correspon ing 'micyli'ndri cal pivot M'h' rigidly secured to the section It. I

In carrying out the invention according to the plan 11' illustrated b Fi s. '12 to 1 5 the same ob'ect is obtaine as ythe hinge this object in view the sections 1" and: i of the maingirders am-made of reduced sections at t where the are supported b" the central pivot 0. he outer ends of t e girders are supported on rollers 11. 'In the example illustrated in F' s. 14 and 15 the sections 11 and i of the 'r ers areconstructed as separate parts w ichare riveted oiotherwise suitably connected to ther by :1 strong hori zontal plate i. At t e weakened lsection of the main girders the two portions of the turntable can yield relatively to one] another to a suflicient degree as required by unequal loading or variations in level of the points of support 0 and t.

The further lan IP'of carryin out the Figs 1 and ll, the necess'a yieldi o the main girders is obtained gy provi ng resilient means in the members on which the turntable bears at its points of support. Forexa-m'ple; the maingirders In It may be of the usual construction-jnjti present in use. Between .the mainv 'rders and the central pivot e and the ro ers la' plate springs 1: are provided. The turntable s suspendedfrom the springs by tie rods 1:. -.By these means the level adjustment ofthe supporting points'of the turntable or of the main girders may :be

ude of the load.

independegltfi tof' one. another and according to the ma epoint t"'(Figs.-;.12 and 18),

Having now particularly described and a ertained the nature of our said invention a d in what manner the same is to be-made,.

wedeclare that what we claim is 1. A turntable comprising main girders, each girder consisting of'a plurality 0 girder sections, bein'g united to permit vertical movement, and rigidly connected with each other in their longitudinal direction asre gards horizontal movement, a center bearing.

and supporting rollers at suitable placesunder the girder sections.

2. A turntable comprising main girders,

each girderconsisting ofapliurality of girder main girder sections at the sectional )lanes,

, sections, being united to permit vertical acenter bearing, and supporting rollers at movement, and rigidly connected with each the outer ends of the turntable and at the other in their longitudinal direction as. rehinge joints.

b gards-horizontal movement and means for 9. A turntable c imprising in combination 7 guiding and supporting the turntable. main girders divided once on each side of 3. A turntable comprisin main irders the center and smimetrically in relation each girder consisting of aplgralityo girder thereto, hinge joints having horizontal axes sections, being united to permit vertical and connecting the outer girder'aections to- 10 movement, and rigidly connected with each the inner sections, a center bearing and sup 75 other in their longitudinal direction as reporting rollers supporting the outer ends gal-(1s horizontal movement, a center ball of the inner section and the outer ends of bearing and supporting rollers at suita lo the outer sections and rail'trwcks carrying places of the girder sections for guiding a d the supporting rollers. i

supporting the turntable respectively. 10. A turntable comprising in comhina- 4. turntable comprising main girders tion main girdeis divided once on em lllYllll'll in a central plane of the turntable side of the center ind symmetrically in rela into two sections, hinge joints having horition thereto, hingi joints having'horizontal zontal pivotal axes and connecting the adaxes and connecting the outer girder secjacent ends of the said sections-of the main tions to the inner sections, a center bearing,

girth-rs. rails rigidly fastened to those girder supporting rollers supporting the outer i sections; which carry the said rails, a ,ends of the inner section and the outer ends center-hearing carrying the said hinge joints of the outer sections, rail tracks carrying and trm-ksut the outer ends of the said sccthe supporting rillcrs and a power operated mechanism arranged on one of the A turntable comprising main girders outer sections of the turntable and havin divided in a central plane of the turntable connection with the supporting rollers: 0 into two sections, bearing eyes having horithe said outer lurntable-section, for pro zontal axes and provided at the adjacent polling the when: and actuating the-table.

o ends of the said sections, an intermediate v11. A- turntable comprising in combinamember also provided with eyes, a hinge tion main girders divided-bye. plane interbolt freely mounted in the said eyes ofthe mediate of the c enter and one of the outer nt connecting the adjacent sections and the intermediate member,-a ends, ahinge joi central pivot supporting the latter. and ends of the girder sections and having a 35 trucks at the outer ends of the main girders. horizontal axis, means i for supporting and 6. A turntable comprising main girders guiding'the turrtable at the outer-ends of dividedi'na central" plane of the turntable the sections, at he hinge joint and at the. into twov sections bearing eyes having 'horicenter, 1 zontal axes and provided at the adjacent '12. A turntable comprising in combinaends of the said sections, an intermediate tion main girders dividedb one per'pendic- 106 member also provided with eyes, -a l1inge ular transverse plane in t e neighbo'rhood bolt freely mounted in ,thesaid eyes of. the of the eenter or the table, a closed hinge sections and the intermediate member, a; joint connecting the adjacent 'ends'ofizthe central pivot supporting the latter, trucks; girder sections, :l, center bearing and trucks 45 at the outer ends of the maingirders, and at the outer enis of the sections substan- 110 a mechanism to be operatedby manual or tially as deseribi other powerhaving connection with one or c 133A ,tm'ntalle comprising in combinamore wheels of the trucks, propelling same tion main-girth rs divided by one perpenand actuating the .tablegwdicular transverse plane in'cthe nelghbor- 50 7. A turntable comprising main girders hood of the center of the table,ahinge joint divided in a central plane of the turntable connecting the idjacent ends 0 the girder i into two sections, an intermediate member sections, a center bearing and trucks at the having curved bearings supporting the ad outer ends of the, ble substantially as dejacent ends "of the main girder sections, pins scribed. y 55 firmly secured to the -.said intermediate 14. A turnta ile comprising in combmamember and passing through curved slots tion main girdars' divided bya transverse in the web of adjacent ends of the 'main plane in the neighborhoodof the center of girders, a center bearing carrying the said 25 tions.

"the table, a closed hinge oint connecting member and trucks at the outer ends of the the adjacent erds of the girder sections, a Q 80 said girder sections substantially as hereincenter bearing. trucks at the outer ends of 126,

before described. I the sections, a power operated mechanism' 8. Aturntable comprising in combination arranged on one of the table sections and main girders divided on each side of the actuating one or 'more' supporting rollers. center, hinge, joints having horizontal axes if). A turnta'ile comprisingmain girdersc'" l5 and connecting the 'adjaoent; ends of the'T ;-having atleas one section the momen J36 inertia of ,which is reduced for enablin the,

girders to flex in a vertical plane, rai so rigidly fastener] to the girders that the girders are allowed of flexing in the vertical plane, 0,: center bearing and supporting r011 ers atthe outer ends of the girders and at the said seetion for carrying the table.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two witnesses.

HEINRICH. VUGELE. KARL KLENSCH. Witnesqes:

D, Gm. Fnrrz Blane, S. S. BERGER. 

